FINAL 3 STUDY GUIDE – Colegio San José Barranquilla

Mathematics 08

Learning Objective: By the end of the term, the student will be able to: Apply the appropriate procedures to solve quadratic
equations and inequalities, and build a solution to problem-situations, considering the set of results and establishing intervals
to represent domains, ranges, set notations, and number lines.

1. Calculate the determinants of the shown matrices:

2. Solve each system of equations using Cramer’s Rule if it is applicable. If Cramer’s Rule is
not applicable, say so.

3. In Problems 51–55, solve for 𝑥

4. Solve the problems using Cramer’s Rule.

a. An eighth-grade class sells pennants and flags. They earn $1 profit for each pennant
sold and $6 profit for each flag sold. They sell 50 items in total for a profit of $115.
How many pennants and how many flags were sold?

b. Melissa and Trevor sell candy bars to raise money for a class field trop- Trevor sells
1 more than five times as many candy cars as Melissa sells. Together they sell 49
candy bars. Let 𝑡 represent the number of candy bars bars Trevor sells and 𝑚 the
number of candy bars Melisssa sells. Determine the number of candy bars each
student sells.

c. A baking company makes two kinds of Sweeties, regular and double-stuffed.

Regular Sweeties have 2 wafers and 1 layer of filling; double-stuffed have 2 wafers
and 2 layers of filling. Let 𝑤 represent the number of Calories in each wafer and 𝑓
the number of Calories in each layer of filling. Determine the number of calories in
each Sweetie wafer and each layer of filling.
5. Find the intercepts and graph each equation by plotting points. Use a gridded paper.

6. In Problems 13–24, solve each equation by factoring.

7. In Problems 29–34, solve each equation by the Square Root Method.

8. In Problems 35–40, solve each equation by completing the square.

9. In Problems 44–52, solve each equation using the quadratic formula.

10. An object is propelled vertically upward with an initial velocity of 20 meters per second. The
distance 𝑠 (in meters) of the object from the ground after 𝑡 seconds is 𝑠 = −4.9𝑡 2 + 20𝑡
a. When will the object be 15 meters above the ground?
b. When will it strike the ground?
c. Will the object reach a height of 100 meters?
11. You can approximate the height ℎ of a pole-vaulter from the ground after 𝑡 seconds with the
equations ℎ = 32𝑡 − 16𝑡 2

a. Suppose the pole-vaulter write the equation 0 = 32𝑡 −

16𝑡 2 . What information is the pole-vaulter looking for?

b. The pole-vaulter wants to clear a height of 17.5 feet. Will

the pole-vaulter clear the desired height? Explain.

12. In Problems 11–16, express the graph shown in blue using interval notation. Also express
each as an inequality involving 𝑥.

13. In Problems 23–30, write each inequality using interval notation, and illustrate each
inequality using the real number line.

14. In Problems 31–38, write each interval as an inequality involving x, and illustrate each
inequality using the real number line.

15. In Problems 40–52, fill in the blank with the correct inequality symbol.

16. Solve the inequations and express your answer using interval notation.
17. A developer plans to build housing for at least 50 families. He wants to build some single-
family houses and some four-family apartment buildings.
a. Write an inequality to model this situation.
b. Draw a graph to display the possible pairs of the number of single-family houses and
the number apartments the developer can build.

18. Simon family’s car emits 0.75 pounds of CO2 per mile. Their minivan emits 1.25 pounds of
CO2 per mile. The Simons want to limit their emissions to at most 400 pounds per month.
a. Write an inequality to model this situation.
b. Draw a graph of all the pairs (car miles, minivan miles) that satisfy the condition.
c. If the family’s car travels 300 miles, how many miles can the minivan travel to keep
the emissions under 400 pounds per month? Solve algebraically.

19. Sue wants to lose weight. For healthy weight loss, the American College of Sports
Medicine (ACSM) recommends at least 200 minutes of exercise per week. For the first six
days of the week, Sue exercised 40, 45, 0, 50, 25, and 35 minutes. How long should Sue
exercise on the seventh day in order to stay within the ACSM guidelines?

20. Lina’s grades in her Mathematics class so far are 5.0 ,4.0, 3.5, and 5.0. She wants to keep
a score of at least 4.1. At least what must she score on the fifth grade to reach her goal?